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Vector Tiles are deployed on OpenStreetMap.org
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this post was submitted on 23 Jul 2025
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So just no one is going to explain WTF "Vector Tiles" are?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_graphics
Vector graphics are not the same thing as vector tiles.
What's the distinction you're drawing here? I don't know the implementation details, but my understanding is that it's fundamentally exactly the same thing: the map is rendered by the browser/client using lines and polygons, rather than loading pre-rendered tiled images.
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I think vector tiles normally have a degree of style independence that normal vector graphic don't?
I think with e.g. SVG the colours, text positioning and font etc. would all be specified when the file was created.
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